time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
considerably; greatly; a lot
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; hour; period; class
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
such ... as; or some such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
senior high school; high school